Somerset v. Stewart, decided by the Court of King's Bench in London in June 1772, is the most famous English case on slavery.
Lord Mansfield (Court of King's Bench) · CatalogLord Mansfield (Court of King's Bench)Lord Mansfield (Court of King's Bench) · CatalogWilliam Murray, first Earl of Mansfield (1705–1793), was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1756 to 1788.Somerset v. Stewart (Somerset's Case)
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